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Candidates' forums set in Chelmsford

CHELMSFORD -- Voters will have at least four chances this month to hear from the five candidates running for Board of Selectmen.

The first candidates' forum will be tonight at 7 at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts at 1A North Road, broadcast live by Chelmsford TeleMedia. It is sponsored by the Chelmsford Business Association. It will be moderated by the committee's Doug Hausler, with candidates being asked questions from the public.

The Republican Town Committee is sponsoring the second forum Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Adams Library at 25 Boston Road. Each candidate will be given a few minutes to discuss their platform, and the audience will ask questions.

The third forum is 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Chelmsford police station's conference room at 2 Olde North Road. It is sponsored by the Democratic Town Committee and may also include statements from candidates running unopposed.

The final forum is set for Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chelmsford police station. It is sponsored by the League of Women Voters. It will be moderated by Ellen Harde of the Westford League of Women Voters.

All candidates for townwide office have been invited to the March 21 forum, and those running unopposed will be able to make a three-minute statement. The two candidates running for a Planning Board alternate seat -- incumbent Nancy Araway and Jeff Apostolakes -- will also be asked questions, both those submitted ahead of time and asked by the audience.

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Candidates will also be able to ask at least one question of one of their opponents.

Two Board of Selectmen seats will be available in the April 2 election.

The candidates are incumbent Matt Hanson and four challengers: School Committee Chairwoman Janet Askenburg, Planning Board member Robert Joyce, Permanent Building Committee member Patrick Maloney and Town Meeting representative Roland Van Liew.

Board Chairman Jon Kurland is not running for re-election. Barbara Skaar, the president of the Council of Chelmsford Schools, is running unopposed for the School Committee seat being vacated by Askenburg.

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